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Henriettea

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Henriettea
Henriettea succosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Henriettea
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Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Henriettella Naudin
  • Llewelynia Pittier
  • Phyllopus DC.

Henriettea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, with some 399 species accepted.[2] It is distributed in the Americas.[1] Some species in the genus are known commonly as camasey.,[3] though the common name camasey may also refer to plants of genus Miconia.

Species accepted as of March 2021 are:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Henriettea. Kew Science Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ iNaturalist
  3. ^ Henriettea. United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plants Database.
  4. ^ "Henriettea DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 March 2021.